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The lessons of Haiti

Fri, Feb 12 2010 09:58 CET byKevin Beck 1376 Views
The humanitarian tragedy in Haiti is perhaps one of the worst disasters in recorded human history, and one with which even a fully developed rich nation such as the United States would have trouble coping.

Haiti, as the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, is in a much more tragic situation. A lack of first-rate hospitals, trained medical professionals, and even no military, have compounded the disaster.

The situation in Haiti should be a lesson for all nations of the importance of disaster preparedness to their national security.

Los Angeles, California, is said by scientists to have a 99 per cent chance of a major earthquake involving the San Andreas Fault in Southern California. In a matter of a few years, Los Angeles could be seeing a "Haiti" type of natural disaster.

Lessons learned should be studied by our nation’s disaster experts and changes should be made to prepare the United States for such events, otherwise such disasters will be on a mass scale similiar to Bosnia, Haiti and 9/11.



Kevin Beck
Henderson, Nevada

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